California Woman Arrested After Alleged Abuse of Toddler During Flight

Published on May 8, 2024

A 33-year-old California woman was arrested May 1 at a Seattle airport after passengers claim she kicked and shook her child during a flight from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Breanna Mistler, of Sacramento, was taken into custody at the Sea-Tac Airport when the flight arrived. A U.S. District Court judge ordered her to be detained on the misdemeanor charge Tuesday while she awaits trial, noting that the alleged 2-year-old victim was “particularly vulnerable,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington state. According to the criminal complaint, multiple passengers aboard the flight alleged seeing Ms. Mistler abuse the child. The child allegedly woke up Ms. Mistler who was sleeping during the flight. She then allegedly kicked the child, according to the report....